zama (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Zama*:
NOUN	act	Zama, battle of Zama	the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively / decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War

English > *Zama*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively / decisively defeated Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.
Synonym	battle of Zama
Instance of	pitched battle	A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part of	Punic War	One of the three wars between Carthage and Rome that resulted in the destruction of Carthage and its annexation by Rome
Region	Tunisia, Republic of Tunisia	A republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean coast
Spanish	batalla de Zama, Zama
Catalan	Batalla de Zama

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